Metachrostis is a genus of moths of the Erebidae family.
The genus has previously been classified in the Eublemminae subfamily of Erebidae or the Acontiinae subfamily of the Noctuidae family.
Palpi long and upturned, reaching above vertex of head. Thorax and abdomen tuftless. Fore wings with stalked veins 8,9 and 10. Vein 7 sometimes almost or quite touching vein 8, and forming an areole.
Metachrostis amanica Osthelder, 1933Metachrostis antemediana Hacker, 2011Metachrostis anticalis Walker, 1866Metachrostis atristipata (Hampson, 1926)Metachrostis batanga Draudt, 1950Metachrostis bipartitaMetachrostis brunea Hampson, 1891Metachrostis chalcoscripta Hacker, 2011Metachrostis comvelox Hacker, 2011Metachrostis contingens Moore, 1888Metachrostis costiplaga Warren, 1903Metachrostis dardouini Boisduval, 1840Metachrostis dardouini dardouini Boisduval, 1840Metachrostis dardouini dilucida Osthelder, 1933Metachrostis debivar (Berio, 1947)Metachrostis decora Walker, 1869Metachrostis djakonovi Kononenko & Matov, 2009Metachrostis egens Moore, [1884]Metachrostis eupethecica (Hampson, 1910)Metachrostis fasciata Hampson, 1891Metachrostis lavinia (Hampson, 1902)Metachrostis forsteri Hacker, 2011Metachrostis glaucopuncta Hacker, 2011Metachrostis grandivelox Hacker, 2011Metachrostis griseimargo Warren, 1912Metachrostis hoenei Kononenko & Matov, 2009Metachrostis melabela Hampson, 1910Metachrostis miasma Hampson, 1891Metachrostis misturata (Hampson, 1910)Metachrostis nannata Hampson, 1910Metachrostis ochrographa Hacker, 2011Metachrostis olmii (Berio, 1937)Metachrostis pallidiscripta Hacker, 2011Metachrostis parvisi (Berio, 1940)Metachrostis paurograpta Butler, 1886Metachrostis pectinata Hampson, 1907Metachrostis phaeapera (Hampson, 1910)Metachrostis phaeographa Hacker, 2011Metachrostis politzari Hacker, 2011Metachrostis quinaria Moore, 1881Metachrostis quinarioides (Berio, 1947)Metachrostis remanei Hacker, 2011Metachrostis rubripuncta Hampson, 1902Metachrostis sciaphora (Hampson, 1910)Metachrostis sefidi Brandt, 1938Metachrostis sinevi Kononenko & Matov, 2009Metachrostis snelleni (Wallengren, 1875)Metachrostis stygiodonta (Hampson, 1910)Metachrostis subdardouini Hacker, 2011Metachrostis subvelox Hacker & Saldaitis, 2010Metachrostis thermochroa (Hampson, 1910)Metachrostis thermosticta (Hampson, 1910)Metachrostis tritonia Hampson, 1902Metachrostis velocior Staudinger, 1892Metachrostis velocior deserta Amsel, 1935Metachrostis velocior velocior Staudinger, 1892Metachrostis velox Hübner, 1813